The Spatial Spillover Effect of Clean Energy Development on Economic Development: A Case of Theoretical and Empirical Analyses from China

Minglin Wang; Si Tan; Yunzhe Wang; Zhengxia He; Shaolong Zeng

doi:10.3390/ijerph20043144

The Spatial Spillover Effect of Clean Energy Development on Economic Development: A Case of Theoretical and Empirical Analyses from China

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 10;20(4):3144. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043144.

Authors

Minglin Wang¹, Si Tan¹, Yunzhe Wang¹, Zhengxia He¹, Shaolong Zeng¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Economics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.

Abstract

Does clean energy development (CED) have a spatial spillover effect on economic growth (EG)? Using the panel data of 30 provincial administrative units from 2000 to 2019 in China, this study empirically investigates the spatial spillover effect of CED on EG. From the perspective of the supply side rather than the consumption side, using the spatial Durbin model (SDM), the study finds that CED does not have a significant impact on EG, while there is an apparent positive spillover effect of CED on EG in China, meaning that CED in one province can boost EG in the surrounding provinces. Theoretically, this paper provides a new perspective for studying the relationship between CED and EG. In practice, it provides a reference for further improving the government's future energy policy.

Keywords: clean energy development; economic growth; spatial Durbin model; spatial spillover effect.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

China
Economic Development*
Public Policy*

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the Project of the National Social Science Fund of China, grant number 21BGL108.